Exploring and encouraging through social interaction: A qualitative study of nurses' participation in self-help groups for cancer patients

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-36

  Adamsen, Lis ^a   Midtgaard Rasmussen, Julie ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Interviews; Nurses; Nursing theory; Qualitative; Self help groups; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF HELP; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0037307943     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200302000-00004     Document Type: Article

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